Hi Guys,

I had my fender painted about 10 days ago ...

How long do I need to wait before cleaning (duragloss 901 + 501) and then sealing (duragloss 601 + 105) it?

Cheers
D.

 

i think you should wait for another month or more for the paint to cure entirely(for the paint to breath , dry and harden), sometimes it's faster when your painter has it heat cured so give your painter a call and see what he says about it

It's safe to wash with 901 CWC but best not to seal it yet , your clear coat should do fine protecting the paint for the time being , just try to remove any bird bombs/bugs as soon as possible

 

well supposedly the panel went into the oven once or twice...

i will leave that panel alone (except for washing it) and do the rest of the car asap

 

yeah , maybe carry around a quick detailer in your car just in case it gets dirty there.

melbourne weather is pretty crap recently, very foggy most nights

 

As I'm sure you know, new paint should be allowed to off-gas. The time varies with temperature, humidity, etc. As a rule of thumb, paint manufactures recommend 90-120 days. Essentially, in terms of paint protection, you're limited to bodyshop-safe LSPs. Nothing durable. Megs offers a variety of bodyshop-safe products in the Mirror Glaze line.

 

mmm thanks guys...

i will leave it as long as possible..

days are pretty cold here atm - which I am sure slows down the cure-ing..

 

90 days is what the body shop told me when I had it painted after the accident in my last car.

 

i second that